Written answers

Wednesday, 11 November 2015

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

Road Projects Status

Photo of Bernard DurkanBernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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177. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when necessary upgrade works will commence on the M7 Naas to Newbridge-Osberstown Interchange and Sallins Bypass in County Kildare, as announced in the recent capital plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39738/15]

Photo of Paschal DonohoePaschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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​As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme. The planning, design and implementation of individual road projects (including the N7) is a matter for the Transport Infrastructure Ireland. TII, (formerly known as the NRA) under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 in conjunction with Kildare County Council. Within its capital budget, the assessment and prioritisation of individual projects is a matter in the first instance for TII in accordance with Section 19 of the Roads Act. As you are aware, the transport element of the Capital Plan 2015-2022 provides that work will commence on several roads projects which are targeted at removing critical bottlenecks or upgrading inadequate sections of road including the M7 Naas-Newbridge road widening scheme.

In this context, TII will be drawing up an implementation programme in relation to the projects included in the 7 year Capital Plan taking into account annual budget allocations. The timeframe for progressing individual projects will be decided once that programme is in place.

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